26th February 2009, 12:35
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| Guys! As promised, here is the detailed pictorial for the Xylo E6. Lets start with the Luguage areas around the vehicle: Sorry for the plastics as the area is a bit sandy and did not get time to get the seat covers. Will be added asa it reaches Delhi. Even the floor mats are not present so I put our Mahindra Pickup's mats in the front and white plastic sheets (POP materiel form our Ice cream business) as mats at the back for the time being. Luggage kept at the boot area.  A standard size suitcase under the front passenger seat.  An airbag and a suitcase under the third row and still there is space for more.  Legroom for the third row  Cup holders for the third row.  Third row folded and luggage kept in that area.  The purple inner side of the door pocket.  Same color for the glove box in the dash. A bit odd.  The center console with the cub holders and cubby area that can be shut for front and middle row passengers. (note now perfectly the Mahindra Pickup Floor mats have fit)  The depression in the front dash that can store the hand bag of the lady of the house (it fit perfectly for me  ). It also acts as the grab handle for the front passenger. To be continued.... Next: The DDAS Screenshots, engine bay and more... Last edited by vinayrathore : 26th February 2009 at 12:46. |
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26th February 2009, 12:55
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| BHPian  | Luggage space is almost the same as Innova, right! Dont you think while the Gear is in reverse mode, it will touch the handbrake lever? Looks little bit inconvinent! Why the Purple background for the glove boxes and other? Makin it a disco car or what. Add spotlights and it will rock! How was the cooling overall in the front and back on a desert roads... |
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26th February 2009, 13:02
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Surprisingly, the gear looks like it will touch but doesn't. The Purple colour is something none in the family liked but no choice we had  .Cooling was enough even with just the front AC on and chilling with both. But the outside temperature is still not desert like to test it so cant say for sure. However, from what it felt, it looked like it will do the duty quite well. | |
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26th February 2009, 13:26
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| 7 star thread! Vinay Bhai, Xylo posts from you are certainly the most awaited ones. Let coming in more pictures and text. Happy driving. Cheers,  Deepak |
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26th February 2009, 16:49
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| Good pictures, Vinay. Seems like you like to keep all things stock... still having the plastic seat covers? |
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26th February 2009, 19:24
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27th February 2009, 11:17
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| Pictorial Continued... Hi Guys! Here is the next part of the pictorial... Continuing from where we left yesterday. The moulded roof with all the fittings look really great. The dual AC and the lightings give it quite practical look. You have a spot light for each passenger plus the normal cabin light.   Near the front cabin light, you get a Goggle holder for your shades. Last seen in an Indigo.  The reverse parking sensor display in the RVM. A direct import from the Scorpio.  The Nippon 2Din audio system is quite sufficient for the cabin with 6 Speakers. It supports USB, SD card apart from MP3 CD and Aux.  The AC controls are quite smooth and do not feel cheap to operate. Notice the small storage area and the 12 Volt power outlet. The vehicle has 2 of them.  The Gear lever, though a bit odd to look at, once you are used to it, it's really comfortable to hold.  The instrument cluster is a simple three unit. Notice the ODO shows distance done with the AC on saperatly.   The side panel with Electric Fuel lid opener, Head light adjuster and the Electric ORVM adjuster.  And now the various modes of DDAS: The default screen when you turn the key on to accessory mode  This is when you turn the power on. This boots up the DDAS. During the boot process, this Mahindra Logo is shown for 10 secs  followed by this "Welcome to Xylo" message. A quite similar to what Scorpio does. But in voice mode.  Once booted, the DDAS shows to the last mode selected. In this case, it was the Speed and Gear in display. The gear selected is shown asa the clutch pedal is released fully.  Press the up or down key to scroll to the next mode. This is a normal Date Time clock that also has a alarm feature.  Next is the Programable picture which in E6 is just this Xylo Logo but in E8 you can set a religious symbol here.  Next is the Average speed since the last boot and the FE for an average of last two Kms. Its not accurate in city driving though. But on Highway, its very accurate.  Last one is the Distance travelled since last reset which you can do by going in the setup menu (press the enter key for 2 seconds to enter setup) where you can also setup the Overspeed warning alert.  The steering wheel is also a bit unconventional. Note its not a single round unit. The feel is nothing less then the competition.  To be continued.... Next: Engine compartment... |
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27th February 2009, 11:36
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27th February 2009, 11:46
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27th February 2009, 12:05
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The FE shown in the DDAS was based on a second gear crawl due to a market trip just before I shot the pics. It changes after every Km its driven. It messures the amount of fuel fed viz a viz the distance traveled therefore its not that accurate. Highway readings are accurate though. The overall tank full to tank full FE currently is around 14-15 with 50% AC on. Cheers! | |
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27th February 2009, 12:49
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27th February 2009, 14:32
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1. Its definitely amazing. I don't miss the acceleration of my Accent Viva CRDI while driving the Xylo. Its almost the same drivability. Driving a brand new vehicle like that was a torture though. I feel pity for whom the vehicle will landup with. 2. Sound is best in class. In cabin sound is amazingly low. 3. But you dont feel lack of stability at all though. 4. Yes, even I feel that 16" wheels would have looked better. But the stock 275/70 R15 Bridgestones grip well on the road. 5. It was perhaps coz the engine was not properly runin. I have'nt noticed that even while following dad once. No smoke for mine. 6. The AC was on and the condensed water was flowing out from the cooling coil chamber. 7. Yes,  the view from the center RVM cannot be termed spectacular. Its just the opposite for the ORVMs. They really server well.8. I do see quite a head turns while driving. Feels great! Cheers! | |
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27th February 2009, 14:57
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27th February 2009, 15:19
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| Oops!! Its 235/75 R15 Sorry  |
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27th February 2009, 15:51
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